New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-29
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad He left hero on the noon
train NewYork without the object OF his Visit ana
conference having been disclosed.
coNsoLIpArINa STREET LINES IN BOSTON.

conference having been disclosed.
CONSOLIDATING STREET LINES IN BOSTON.
Boston, April % tSpeciaD. Directors OF the Mot
ropotan south Boston and Cambridge street railways
met to-day aud voted to consolidate th the West End
railway csmpany under the management OF Henry
NJ whitney, provided the bill now before the Legislature
authorizing this consolidation shall become law Inc
conditions Of the exchange Of securities is virtually tne
same with each Of the above roads, shares OF west
Railway per cent preferred stock or $l25
share in cash. the option Of the holders OF the stock OK
either OF the roads There will be issue Of common
stock be held by the West End Railway Company upon
which dividend will be paid until the dividends whicn
to be accumulated are paid. Tho plan Will giye 70
the holders stock 10 the present roads larger dividend
than they have received The earnings at present
Will warrant the payment Of per cent upon the pre-
ferred stock aud large savings be made IN the run
ming expenses hero will be margin Of profit for the
wess na last fall 90 that when the new
becomes reality all Of the SIX street railways corpora
The Ws: Land s RSDslsr ;s:a %:.,
Ely @ s nSa arc two
II the railway scheme is as successful Is It's promoters
predict the Land tSn 0G was pus
the market at $40 Tho bill now before the Legislature
sosOn 1ns sas VIII probably
OF enactment this year.
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
CHICAGO April pa dispatch to The Timesfrom Still.
water Mnn says The hearing Of the cases against the
Northwestern Manufacturing and Car Company was re-
sumed In the District Court yesterday and a. a. Porter
expresident Of the Omaha road took the stand SEN
saon produced whom he asserted that ne nsd nos
given his power of attorney to anybody and then was
forced to admit moment later that he was mistaken,
such document over his signature being shown He
admitted that he desired the construction OF the famous
transfer railway, and threatened TO take up tne Omana
tracks leading to this city II the milwaukee road was al
front to the OmanRe eXclublOu
Counsel for Mr. sabn gave notice that he would move
o every kind now In possession OF the receiver belong
Ing TO the Northwestern Manufacturing ana Car Com
pany, be sold to the highest bidder
A dispatch to The Eeps from Milwaukee Wis, says
TT is learned good authority that the directors OF the
Chicago Milwaukee aud st. Paul Railroad will probably
promote General Manager Boswell Miller to the pres
dency made vacant by Alexander MchelPs death, and
that Assistant General Manager Tucker will be made
rectors on saturday but changes will probably not
be made until its annual meeting In June.
Boston, April 2s-For some days 1t has oeen reported
that the plan OF consolidating the horse railroads In Bos
ton had been agreed upon The directors Of the roads,
by formal vote known. ha We accepted the prop
0sition.
spRrSGrrELp Ill., April 2a-The certificate Of the sec.
rotary Of the st. Louis and Chicago Railway Company
has been recorded at the office Of the Secretary Of State
to show that the capital stock company has been in
creased from $5 900 by the issue pre-
ferred stock at the rate Of per cent The
secretary OF the Chicago Madison aud Northern Railway
ceicae recording the decrease OF the capital stock Of
the company from 100000 to $4,000
ST. THOMAS Ont. April 2a.-Arrangements have been
completed between the Michigan Central and Canadian
Pacific railways whereby trains OF the latter road will
run over the former the Western States and the
Western Ontario Pacific will not be built west OF London
TROY April 2s-The stockholders Of the Troy and Bos
ton Railroad Company to-day agreed to consolidate with
the Fchburg road. The stockholders OF the Fitchburg
roal will the agreement on MONDAY.
BALTIMORE April 2s.-President Garrett has made the
following appointments on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road A. j. Cromwell to be superintendent OF motive
power for all lines east OF the Ohio River A. Hunter
johnson to be engineer OF maintenance OF way for the
main sem and branches headquarters for both at Balt-
moro; W. II. Harrison 10 be superintendent OF motive
power for the Ohio DIVISION AND @ DaSd % e
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ST. LOUIS, April os (spsciaD.-The persons who have
been trying get at the books Of the ST. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad Company In New-York began opera
tlons In this city to-day. William Wilson brought suit
before Judge Dillon against the company to compel the
officers company allow him TO inspect the stock
holders books Of tho company Mr. Wilson claims that
In December 1ss3 bought 800 shares Of the stock
their books He now asks for Q writ OF mandamus 10
enable him to who shall vote the stock he claims at
election OF the road TO be beld on May H. The writ
was issued rcturnable on Saturday morning
KAYKAKEE Ill April 2s Mr. Carpenter, Of Berlin, Ger
many made trial trip yesterday with train OF thirty IL
nos Central freight supplied with his arbrakc, the
valves Of which worked by electricity Tho run was
over the Illinois Central track from Chicago to Kankakce
and return The dynamo carried the left side Of tue
locomotive The instantaneous setting and unsetting OF
the brakes were perfect The inventor supervised the
building OF tho train at the Illinois Central Works. chi
caeo This was the first trial OF the invention In Amer
ica though It Is widely used in Germany.
CONCORD, NJ H., April 2s-The directors Of the North
ern Railroad leased that corporation for ninety
years to Boston and Maine road through the Boston
and Lowell road subject the approval of the stock
holders The terms Of the lease per cent for ten
years and per cent for eighty years The Legisa
ure III be asked to remove the obstacles to the pro.
created by decision OF the Supreme Court
OF the State Of Dow and others against the
Northern Railroad and others